Eleven Buckeyes Named Academic All-Big Ten In Football – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Football
Dec. 21, 1999
Columbus, Ohio – Eleven members of the Ohio State University football team, headed by first-team Academic All-American and National Football Foundation Scholarship recipient Ahmed Plummer, have been named to the 1999 Academic All-Big Ten Conference team.
Each of Ohio State’s 11 Academic All-Big Ten honorees in 1999 was a key contributor to the team. Plummer, defensive end Matt LaVrar, and tight end Steve Wisniewski each made the Academic All-Big Ten team for a fourth-consecutive year. Three Buckeyes – flanker Chad Cacchio, tight end Kevin Houser and center Kurt Murphy – made the team for a third-consecutive year. Cornerback David Mitchell and linebacker Jason Ott are on the team for a second-consecutive year.
A total of 121 football student-athletes were honored by the Big Ten this year. Over the last seven years, beginning in 1993, Ohio State has had more Academic All-Big Ten honorees – 80 – than all other Big Ten schools.
1999 ACADEMIC HONORS
Academic All-Big Ten Conference
Pos. Name Cl. Major Hometown FL Chad Cacchio Jr. Finance Upper Arlington, Ohio OG Mike Gurr Jr. Communications Hamilton, Ohio TE Kevin Houser Sr. Finance Westlake, Ohio DE Matt LaVrar Sr. Marketing Maumee, Ohio CB David Mitchell Jr. Human Resources Westerville, Ohio OC Kurt Murphy Sr. Marketing Columbus SS Donnie Nickey Fr. Undeclared Plain City, Ohio LB Jason Ott So. Communications Cincinnati CB Ahmed Plummer Sr. Human Resources Wyoming, Ohio OT Tyson Walter Jr. Finance Bainbridge, Ohio TE Steve Wisniewski Sr. Journalism Timberlake, Ohio
GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American
Ahmed Plummer – First Team
Jason Ott – All-District IV
$18,000 National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholarship
Ahmed Plummer
$5,000 National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Scholarship
Kevin Houser
Blue-Gray All-Star Game Academic Achievement Award
Kurt Murphy
